A KISS.

A kiss! oh, ’tis a magic spell

That wildly thrills the breast,

And bids it with emotion swell

When lip to lip is pressed;

’Tis friendship’s breath, affection’s seal,

And, though a transient bliss,

The proudest, coldest heart must feel

The rapture of a kiss.

A kiss! yes, ’tis a dear delight,

Whose memory often cheers,

And sheds through clouds a radiance bright,

In scenes of after-years.

When sorrows o’er the bosom roll,

Who hath not felt a bliss

Spread swiftly through the glowing soul

Beneath a magic kiss?